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Omaha Mom Chases Down Teens Who Threatened Son

omaha-police(AP) — Two Omaha teenagers were arrested after they were chased down by an angry mother.

The woman told police that her 11-year-old son had been robbed by the boys on Tuesday. The boy says one of the teens threatened to shoot him as they stole his bicycle.

She tracked the teenagers and confronted them. They fled. A bystander who saw the incident found the bike abandoned nearby and took it to the woman’s home so it could be returned to the boy.

Police say the teen who made the threat was carrying a BB gun.

Two of the teenagers were arrested. A third boy wasn’t arrested.

19 YO Killed in Omaha Crash

fatal-accident(AP) — Authorities say a 19-year-old Omaha woman has been fatally injured in a crash.

Omaha police say the accident occurred around 3:40 a.m. Friday in central Omaha after the woman’s sport utility vehicle ran off a roadway. Police say the driver overcorrected, and her SUV ran off the other side of the road and into a tree.

Police say Alexandra Bedel died as she arrived at a hospital.

The accident is being investigated. An autopsy is scheduled for Saturday.

91 YO Sets Weightlifting Record

91-weight-lifting-record(AP) — A 91-year-old Arizona weightlifter feels good about his sport and it’s apparent he’s good at it.

Sy Perlis of Surprise set the World Association of Benchers and Deadlifters record for bench press in the 90-and-over age division when he benched 187.2 pounds at the National Bench Push-Pull Press and Dead Lift Championships Saturday in Phoenix.

The association’s previous record of 135 pounds had stood since 2005.

Perlis took up weightlifting when he was 60 but didn’t enter his first championship competition until five years ago.

He says the sport gives him the opportunity to test himself. He says it both makes him feels good and is good for him.

Omaha Man Gets Life for Fatal Stabbing

jail-cell(AP) — A 63-year-old man has been given life in prison for killing his former roommate in Omaha.

Court records say Michael Juranek was sentenced on Thursday. Juranek was found guilty of first-degree murder for fatally stabbing 52-year-old Jimmy McBride on Sept. 14, 2011, in south Omaha. Officers say Juranek and McBride had gotten into a fight.

The men shared an Omaha house for a time but were evicted and were living on the streets.

Juranek also was convicted of a weapons charge.

Officials Release Identity of Missing South Sioux City Man

south-sioux-city(AP) — Nebraska officials have released the name of a man who was swept away by the swift current in the Missouri River at South Sioux City.

He was identified as 25-year-old Anthony Campbell.

A woman who was with him told police that he’d gone into the water at Scenic Park Campground around 4 a.m. Friday.

Four boats, including two equipped with side-scanning sonar, have joined the search, as have a dive team and firefighters.

Midland University Moves Ahead with Blair Campus Plans

midland-universityOfficials at Midland University in Fremont say they plan to acquire the former Dana College campus in Blair in July.

Midland President Ben Sasse announced Thursday the private university planned to “have the keys in hand” by July 19, and then would launch a fundraising campaign.

Midland officials hope to raise $11 million in the next 18 months as they work to expand to the campus in Blair, about 20 miles from Fremont.

University officials say the move is needed because of steadily increasing enrollment.

Plans call for Midland students to be on the Blair campus beginning in 2015 or 2016.

NE Supreme Court Orders Man to Stop Practicing Law Without License

ne-supreme-court(AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court has ordered an Omaha landlord known for his refusal to pay taxes and rants against federal and state laws to stop practicing law without a license.

The case was brought by the high court’s Commission on Unauthorized Practice of Law. The commission found that Paul Hansen was holding himself out as a lawyer and counsel, but not as an attorney. Regardless, the commission determined that Hansen was practicing law without a license and ordered him to stop. In response, Hansen said in a letter that his actions were taken “on land not ‘of’ the United States” and indicated he was not subject to U.S. laws.

On Friday, the Nebraska Supreme Court disagreed and issued an injunction telling Hansen not to hold himself out as a lawyer.

Omaha Christian College Expels Lesbian and Still Charges Tuition

grace-university(AP) — A 24-year-old Nebraska woman is fighting a fundamentalist Christian college that’s insisting she repay $6,000 in federal loans and grants because she didn’t complete her final semester after she was expelled because of a lesbian relationship.

Grace University insists that Danielle Powell owes the money to cover federal grants and loans that, by law, must be repaid to the federal government. School officials declined to discuss specifics of the case, citing federal student privacy laws.

Powell says scholarships covered her tuition and that federal loans wouldn’t need to be repaid in that amount. She also notes she was kicked out despite undergoing months of counseling and spiritual training insisted upon by the school after she was suspended shortly before she was set to graduate in 2011.

Grand Island VA Facility Seeks Source of Bacteria

GI-VA(AP) — Bacteria linked to Legionnaires disease have been found in the water system at the Department of Veterans Affairs facility in Grand Island.

The VA is working with the city and environmental testing labs to find the source of the Legionella bacteria, the strain and the proper course of treatment.

Officials say no cases of Legionnaires’ disease, a form of pneumonia caused by some strains of Legionella, have been reported at the facility.

About half the Legionella strains do not cause disease.

A VA website says the Grand Island facility includes a community living center, a residential substance abuse unit and an outpatient clinic.

Three Omaha Daycare Providers Charged After Leaving 5 YO at Restaurant

chuck-e-cheese(AP) — Three women who work at an Omaha day care center face charges for allegedly leaving a 5-year-old at a Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurant.

Omaha police say 36-year-old Marya N. Douth, 23-year-old Mary S. Deng, and 26-year-old Gesma M. Ajang, all of Omaha, were ticketed for child neglect. They are accused of leaving the boy alone at the entertainment center on June 5.

A Chuck E. Cheese’s employee told police that the child had been left alone for nearly half an hour by his day care providers from U.S. World Daycare Center.

A phone call to the Omaha day care on Thursday was not answered.

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